Decayed and Evil

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Decayed adjective - Having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit.

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Evil and decayed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Evil" instead an adjective "Decayed".

Nearby Words: decay, decaying

Evil adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.

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Decayed and evil are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decayed" instead an adjective "Evil".

Nearby Word: evilly

In Tim Powers' The Anubis Gates, an ancient Egyptian sorcerer who has held on long after the use of magic decayed into evil.

Source: Ancient Evil
The Order of the Stick: Xykon is a lich of the 'fully decayed to a skeleton state' variety, complete with evil red eyes and a badass crown.

Source: Obviously Evil
Or you can make them a Disc One Final Boss, and set up somebody who is far more evil and hasn't decayed yet.

Source: Villain Decay

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